Dispensing device for mustard and the like



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VIIIIIIIII vlll'llllll i III '11; IIIIIIIIIIII INVENTOR 16 27 WU/gtlm fl Srlm a de TTORNEY Patented Mar. 26, .1935 v l p v 2 UNITED STATES PAT/E orries DISPENSING DEVICE FoR' MUSTARD ND THE LIKE William Schoppe, Geneva, Ill.

Application April 30, 1934, Serial No. 723,140

2 Claims. (01. 22167) This invention relates to accessories for dining provided at its upper end with screw threads to tables, lunch carts, cafeterias, restaurants and engage with corresponding threads in the down- I the like, and more particularly to devices used in reaching skirt 18 of a cover 19. j dispensing plastic or semi-liquid matter, such as Centrally of the bottom wall 16 of the con- 5 preparations of mustard, dressing, mayonnaise tainer is a downreaching hollow cone 20, suited 6 etc. v r to engage in the conical recess 15 of the base,

The usual containers for mustard and thelike preventing the container from swinging on the are objectionable in that insects of various kinds support lugs 17. may come in contact with, the preparations and Closely fitting a central opening in the cover enhance the spread of germs. They are furtherplate 19, is a stem 21, provided with a knob 22 10 more open to objection of rapid evaporation, and which may be corrugated, this knob extending the spoon, laddle or spatula commonly used in upward into position for ready access by an operdelivering a portion is highly unhygienic besides ator. entailing a very considerable loss. Screw threaded into the stem 21 is a shank 23 It is therefore an object of the present invenof a cylindrical bar 24, the same being adapted to 15 tion to provide a dispensing container which is pass through an opening in the cover 19, and havcompletely closed and which positively prevents ing at its lower end an integral collar 25 provided insects from coming in contact with its contents. upon two of its opposite sides with key-like lugs A further aim of this invention is the provision 26. The bar 24 had in its lower end, beyond the of a dispensing device from which any desired collar 25, a conical valve 27, suited, when in its 20 quantity may be removed and placed wherever lowermost position, to enter and fill the conical desired. cavity in the projection 20 of the container A still further feature is in the provision of an bottom. ornamental apparatus for serving definite por- Surrounding the bar 24 is a sleeve 28 having at 25 tions of its contents in an easy manner, without opposite points a longitudinal slot 29, receptive 25 previous experience. 7 of the key-like lugs 26, which are slidably en- And yet another object is the provision of a gaged'therein.

sanitary device for containing plastic substances The sleeve 28 is provided at its lower end with and having means for positively forcing the conone or more open recesses 31, and rests .on the 30 tents out in such quantities as may be desired. bottom wall 16 of the container, while its upper 30 These and other advantageous aims and objects end is retained within the container, due to the are attained by the novel design, construction and contact with cover 19.

combination of parts, hereinafter described and Formed on the exterior of the sleeve 28 is a shown in the associated drawing, forming an helical outstanding web 32, the outer edge of essential part of this disclosure, and in which: which is in close proximity with the interior of 35 Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an embodithe container wall 16. V ment of the invention. In operation, the cover, sleeve and its integral Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view shown helix being removed, the container may be supon line 2-2 of Figure 1, and drawn to an enlarged plied with the substance to be used, whereupon 40 scale. the sleeve and helix are inserted, the collar 25 40 Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View, taken placed in position from the bottom side, and enon line 33 of Figure 2. gagement made with the knob 22, the arrange- Figure 4.- is a side elevational view of the imment being such, that the valve 27 is closed upon peller in detail. its seat and the key-like lugs 26 engaged within Referring in greater detail t9 the drawing, the the slideways 29, whereupon the device, as a unit, 45 numeral 10 designates the base of the device, the is removed from its support, the knob 22 turned same being generally an elongated rectangle, in the proper direction to force the contents of having a smooth bottom and provided with two the container outward through the passage way spaced uprights 11 having at their upper end re- 31 in the sleeve and thence downwardly through 00 cesses 12. Centrally on the upper surface of the the discharge seat 20, whenever it may be desired.

platform or base 10 is a raised boss 14 having a From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple conical opening 15, as best seen in Figure 2. device for this purpose has been disclosed in the A container 16, of circular cross-section, is propreferred form of its embodiment, but it is not vided with lugs 17, oppositely disposed and adaptdesired to restrict the details to the exact coned to rest in the bottoms of the recesses 12,-and is struction shown, it being obvious that changes,

not involving the exercise of invention may be made without conflicting with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. A dispenser for plastic materials comprising a base having uprights provided with recessed seats, a cylindrical container having lugs adapted to engage said seats, a cover removably engaged over said container, a valve seat at the bottom of the container, a valve rotatably mounted in the container engageable in said seat, a stem on said valve, means to rotate said stem, a cylinder surrounding the stem and actuated thereby, and a helical vane fixed on said cylinder to extend the full length thereof, the edge of said vane extending to the valve of said container to force the contents of the container through the valve.

2. In a dispenser for mustard or the like, a cylindrical container having a conical valve seat at one end and a cover at the opposite end, means to support the container, a valve engageable with said seat, said valve having a bar extending centrally through said container and cover, a sleeve keyed to said bar, and a helix formed on said sleeve fitting said container.

WILLIAM A. SCHOPPE. 

